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Article: Few Pakistanis Perceive Benefits From Alliance With U.S. Many Pakistanis see U.S. military presence in Afghanistan as a threat.(Survey)
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- Gallup Poll News Service
- Article date:
- October 3, 2008
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Byline: Rajesh Srinivasan and Julie Ray
Synopsis: A new Gallup Poll sheds light on how Pakistanis view their country's relationship with the United States. Few Pakistanis (16%) see any benefit for their country from cooperation in the war on terrorism and 45% perceive the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan as a threat.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Clashes last week between U.S. and Pakistani forces along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border underscore the growing tension between the two allies in the war on terrorism. A Gallup Poll of Pakistanis in June revealed that before the border incidents in September, few residents perceived their country as benefiting from ...